I finished my sock, but two feet means two socks. This is the problem with making a pair of anything, two. Once you get done with one you have to start all over again and make another.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
One Down
I finished my sock, but two feet means two socks. This is the problem with making a pair of anything, two. Once you get done with one you have to start all over again and make another.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Catastrophe!
The other night I was happily knitting along admiring my speedy progress on my pretty socks when I looked down and suddenly there it was, a dropped stitch.
Oh the horror!!
It looked like I dropped it several rows before I noticed it and had been knitting along oblivious to the impending unraveling.
In this situation any good knitter will tell you there is only one thing to do: swear...and then fix it. Which is what I did.
To fix this error I had to capture the runaway stitch and then loop it through the strands of yarn between the stitches still on the needle. Ugh!
A few minutes of swearing and eye-strain later and ta-da! Fixed
Yay! No holey socks for this girl!
Oh the horror!!
It looked like I dropped it several rows before I noticed it and had been knitting along oblivious to the impending unraveling.
In this situation any good knitter will tell you there is only one thing to do: swear...and then fix it. Which is what I did.
To fix this error I had to capture the runaway stitch and then loop it through the strands of yarn between the stitches still on the needle. Ugh!
A few minutes of swearing and eye-strain later and ta-da! Fixed
Yay! No holey socks for this girl!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Finito!
I finished my beautiful new-old green sweater.
I like it. It turned out okay, but now I have to block it and I'm not so sure about that. There is no ribbing on the bottom so the edges are all rolled up, and when I put it on unblocked it looks funny and bad. Blocking is the only option.
I don't like blocking so much. It seems like a lot of work. That may be a silly sentiment considering I just knit the whole sweater but...well...I'm not as sure of blocking as I am of knitting. There are many different ways to go about blocking a sweater (blocking, if you don't know, is giving a sweater the correct shape by forming it when it is wet, or something like that because like I said I'm not really sure). I could wash it then shape it, or shape it then iron it or douse it then pin it or....who knows...sit on it until it turns into a felty wool pillow. The choices are endless and I am not a good decision maker when there is no absolutely correct decisions (actually I'm not a good decision maker most of the time, I generally always choose the fun and exciting option rather than the smart, rational choice).
In the end I choose...
...to start a new sock
Isn't it lovely? Oh, it's going to be great and the best part is that socks don't require any blocking!
I like it. It turned out okay, but now I have to block it and I'm not so sure about that. There is no ribbing on the bottom so the edges are all rolled up, and when I put it on unblocked it looks funny and bad. Blocking is the only option.
I don't like blocking so much. It seems like a lot of work. That may be a silly sentiment considering I just knit the whole sweater but...well...I'm not as sure of blocking as I am of knitting. There are many different ways to go about blocking a sweater (blocking, if you don't know, is giving a sweater the correct shape by forming it when it is wet, or something like that because like I said I'm not really sure). I could wash it then shape it, or shape it then iron it or douse it then pin it or....who knows...sit on it until it turns into a felty wool pillow. The choices are endless and I am not a good decision maker when there is no absolutely correct decisions (actually I'm not a good decision maker most of the time, I generally always choose the fun and exciting option rather than the smart, rational choice).
In the end I choose...
...to start a new sock
Isn't it lovely? Oh, it's going to be great and the best part is that socks don't require any blocking!
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